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Public Safety Grant News 2013
$7,360,264 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 26 AFG 2012
Fire Grant News - FEMA
May 17, 2013 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the twenty-sixth award round for the FY2012 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP).
FEMA awarded $7,360,264 in Operations and Safety Fire Grants to 58 agencies. Award amounts for Fire Grants ranged from a $1,413 Training grant, awarded to the Grand Lake Fire Protection District, Grand Lake, CO, to a $993,800 Equipment grant award to the City of Niles Fire Deparment, Niles, MI.
See the full AFG award list here. Check back weekly for more AFG award updates!
Want Justice Assistance Grants? Apply by May 30
Grant News from First Responder Grants
May 11, 2013 - The JAG Program, administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and authorized under Public Law 109-162, is the leading source of federal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions. The JAG Program provides states, tribes, and local governments with critical funding necessary to support a range of program areas including...
Start Preparing for FY2013 AFG Now
Grant News from First Responder Grants
May 11, 2013 - The 2013 Assistance to Firefighters Grant opens in August, and this year's program has a lot of changes from previous years...
$8,349,790 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 25 AFG 2012
Fire Grant News - FEMA
May 10, 2013 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the twenty-fifth award round for the FY2012 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP).
FEMA awarded $8,349,790 in Operations and Safety Fire Grants to 57 agencies. Award amounts for Fire Grants ranged from a $6,888 Personal Protective Equipment grant, awarded to the Rosston Volunteer Fire Department, Rosston, TX, to a $760,000 Vehicle Acquisition grant award to the Junction City Fire Department, Junction City, KS.
See the full AFG award list here. Check back weekly for more AFG award updates!
$8,365,312 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 24 AFG 2012
Fire Grant News - FEMA
May 3, 2013 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the twenty-fourth award round for the FY2012 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP).
FEMA awarded $8,365,312 in Operations and Safety Fire Grants to 80 agencies. Award amounts for Fire Grants ranged from a $4,275 Wellness and Fitness Programs grant, awarded to the 3N1 Volunteer Fire Department, Rosanky, TX, to a $997,110 Equipment grant award to the Beulaville Fire & EMS, Beulaville, NC.
See the full AFG award list here. Check back weekly for more AFG award updates!
$362,921 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 24 SAFER 2012
Fire Grant News - FEMA
May 3, 2013 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the twenty-fourth award round for the FY2012 Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response Grants (SAFER).
FEMA awarded $362,921 in Hiring Fire Grants to 3 departments. Award amounts ranged from a $43,785 Recruitment fire grant, awarded to the Piedmont Fire Department, Piedmont, MO, to a $946,300 Recruitment fire grant award to the Delaware Volunteer Firefighter's Association, Dover, DE.
See the full SAFER award list here. Check back weekly for more SAFER award updates!
Temporary System Maintenance May Delay Approval of AFG Payment and Amendment Requests
Fire Grant News - FEMA
May 2, 2013 - Please be advised that the Integrated Financial Management and Information System (IFMIS) and the Payment and Reporting System (PARS) will be undergoing temporary maintenance from Wednesday, May 8, 2013 to Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
AFG, SAFER, and Fire Prevention Grantees
During this time, grantees may submit payment and amendment requests as usual, but the AFG will not be able to process them. These systems should be back to normal and the processing of grantee requests should resume by Wednesday, May 15, 2013.
Please submit requests for any urgently needed payments or amendments as soon as possible to avoid experiencing a delay during this maintenance period. If you have questions, please call the Customer Service Center at 1-866-927-5646, or email ask-gmd@dhs.gov.
AFG, SAFER, and Fire Prevention Applicants
Fewer grants will be awarded during the period of system maintenance, from May 8 to May 14, 2013. Regular weekly award announcements will resume after the maintenance period ends.
8 Grants to Apply for Now
Grant News from First Responder Grants
May 1, 2013 - While lots of grants are taking applications right now, these are among the most important for public safety agencies.
$20,352,002 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 23 AFG 2012
Fire Grant News - FEMA
Apr. 26, 2013 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the twenty-third award round for the FY2012 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP).
FEMA awarded $20,352,002 in Operations and Safety Fire Grants to 162 agencies. Award amounts for Fire Grants ranged from a $3,325 Training grant, awarded to the Buckeye Fire Department, Buckeye, IA, to a $955,728 Training grant award to the Milwaukee Fire Department, Milwaukee, WI.
See the full AFG award list here. Check back weekly for more AFG award updates!
More AFG Grant Closeout Report Forms Available
Fire Grant News - FEMA
Apr. 22, 2013 - Closeout forms are available for AFG, FP&S and SAFER awardees.
AFG: Grant closeout report forms are now available for completion in the e-Grants system for AFG awardees up through FY 2010 (EMW-2010-XX-XXXXX).
Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FP&S): Closeout report forms are now available for completion online for FP&S grantees up through FY 2010 (EMW-2010-XX-XXXXX).
SAFER: SAFER grant closeouts cannot be completed online at this time. However, paper closeout forms are now available for SAFER grantees up through FY 2006 (EMW-2006-XX-XXXXX). To request a SAFER closeout package for FY 2005 or 2006, contact the Help Desk at 1-866-274-0960 (by e-mail: firegrants@fema.dhs.gov). The closeout forms for FY 2007 and 2008 grantees will be available later this year.
$20,304,233 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 22 AFG 2012
Fire Grant News - FEMA
Apr. 19, 2013 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the twenty-second award round for the FY2012 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP).
FEMA awarded $20,304,233 in Operations and Safety Fire Grants to 135 agencies. Award amounts for Fire Grants ranged from a $4,898 Equipment grant, awarded to the Vesta Volunteer Fire Department, Carlton, GA, to a $1,750,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) grant award to the Orange County Fire Rescue Department, Winter Park, FL.
See the full AFG award list here. Check back weekly for more AFG award updates!
$2,030,777 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 23 SAFER 2012
Fire Grant News - FEMA
Apr. 19, 2013 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the twenty-third award round for the FY2012 Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response Grants (SAFER).
FEMA awarded $2,030,777 in Hiring Fire Grants to 6 departments. Award amounts ranged from a $60,000 Recruitment fire grant, awarded to the Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company, Valley Forge, PA, to a $946,300 Recruitment fire grant award to the Delaware Volunteer Firefighter's Association, Dover, DE.
See the full SAFER award list here. Check back weekly for more SAFER award updates!
First Responder Grants April Newsletter
Grant News from First Responder Grants
Apr. 18, 2013 - Change. It comes to everything. It's also coming to how we get you the latest and greatest in the world of public safety grants...
$15,630,261 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 21 AFG 2012
Fire Grant News - FEMA
Apr. 12, 2013 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the twenty-first award round for the FY2012 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP).
FEMA awarded $15,630,261 in Operations and Safety Fire Grants to 141 agencies. Award amounts for Fire Grants ranged from a $1,824 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) grant, awarded to the Dante Volunteer Fire Department, Dante, SD, to a $950,190 Vehicle Acquisition grant award to the Albion Department of Public Safety, Albion, MI.
See the full AFG award list here. Check back weekly for more AFG award updates!
$2,776,763 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 22 SAFER 2012
Fire Grant News - FEMA
Apr. 12, 2013 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the twenty-second award round for the FY2012 Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response Grants (SAFER).
FEMA awarded $2,776,763 in Hiring Fire Grants to 10 departments. Award amounts ranged from a $8,600 Recruitment fire grant, awarded to the Elizabeth Township Fire Department No. 1, Buena Vista, PA, to a $884,565 Hiring fire grant award to the City of Beloit Fire Department, Beloit, WI.
See the full SAFER award list here. Check back weekly for more SAFER award updates!
White House Releases FY2014 Budget Proposal
Public Safety Grant News - Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI)
Apr. 11, 2013 — On Wednesday, April 10, the White House released President Obama's Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14) Budget Proposal. The $3.77 trillion budget includes $39 billion in spending for the Department of Homeland Security. This includes a number of programs of importance to the nation's fire and emergency services.
The Administration's budget proposal recommends funding the Assistance to Firefighters (FIRE) Grant Program and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program at $335 million each in FY14. This is the same request the Administration made for Fiscal Year 2013. Congress recently passed a continuing resolution funding the federal government through the end of the current fiscal year. In that spending bill, the FIRE and SAFER grant programs were funded at $337.5 million each, but were also subject to a 0.092% across the board reduction for all programs in the Department of Homeland Security as well as the 5% reduction mandated by the sequestration. As a result, the budget request would represent a slight increase in funding.
Additionally, the White House is requesting $41.306 million for the United States Fire Administration (USFA). The Fiscal Year 2013 spending bill provided $42 million for USFA after the mandated rescissions. The budget proposal also contains a proposal from the previous year's budget proposal that would consolidate a number of homeland security grant programs, including the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) and the State Homeland Security Grant Program, into a single National Preparedness Grant Program. The Administration is requesting $1.043 billion for this program.
7 First Responder Grants Clients Win $338,887 in AFG 2012 Fire Grant Awards
Fire Grant News
Apr. 5, 2013 — 7 First Responder Grants clients and students have won a total of $338,887 in fire grants for the FY 2012 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. These grants are administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
AFG winners to-date include 47 fire departments and related fire service agencies nationwide. Combined they will receive $5,898,492 in fire grants for vehicles, operations, training, equipment and safety.
SAFER winners to-date include 6 fire departments and related fire service agencies nationwide. Combined they will receive $4,323,017 in fire grants for staffing and personnel.
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$21,737,570 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 20 AFG 2012
Fire Grant News
Apr. 5, 2013 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the twentieth award round for the FY2012 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP).
FEMA awarded $21,737,570 in Operations and Safety Fire Grants to 185 agencies. Award amounts for Fire Grants ranged from a $3,325 Training grant, awarded to the Grant Lee Township Fire Department, Bradford, IA, to a $985,680 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) grant award to the New Windsor Fire & Hose Company No. 1, New Windsor, MD.
See the full AFG award list here. Check back weekly for more AFG award updates!
$11,059,878 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 21 SAFER 2012
Fire Grant News
Apr. 5, 2013 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the twenty-first award round for the FY2012 Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response Grants (SAFER).
FEMA awarded $11,059,878 in Hiring Fire Grants to 8 departments. Award amounts ranged from a $32,350 Recruitment fire grant, awarded to the Rocky Point Volunteer Fire Department, Rocky Point, NC, to a $5,157,000 Recruitment fire grant award to the Phoenix Steam Fire Engine Co # 1, Hollidaysburg, PA.
See the full SAFER award list here. Check back weekly for more SAFER award updates!
System for Award Management (SAM) Registration Reminder
Public Safety Grant News
Apr. 1, 2013 - An active SAM.gov registration is required to award all FY 2012 AFG funds (EMW-2012-XX) and to process AFG grant actions. Please ensure that your entity has an active registration in SAM.gov. It may take several days for a newly submitted registration to become active. If your SAM.gov registration status is not active, it may significantly delay the approval of your awards, payments, and amendment requests.
Remember that registration on SAM.gov is completely free of charge. There is no fee for you to register or to renew/update your organization’s information on SAM.gov. If you use a search engine to find the SAM.gov website, you may come across the websites of private businesses or contractors that will register your organization in SAM for you—for a fee. These websites often look like government websites at first glance. BUT remember that paying any fee is unnecessary to use SAM.gov and its resources. You can register and update your SAM data on your own by using the resources and Help Desk contacts listed on the AFG website and the SAM.gov website.
SAM Webinar. For help in navigating the SAM.gov website, all grantees and applicants should watch the prerecorded webinar on YouTube, which covers topics like
- Creating a new SAM user account;
- Migrating permissions from the legacy Central Contractors Registry (CCR) system into SAM; and
- Updating and renewing an existing registration.
- As a security precaution, we recommend that applicants and grantees avoid entering personal Social Security Numbers in place of entity Taxpayer or Employer ID numbers on any website, including SAM.gov.
The SAM/Federal Service Desk (Help Desk), can be reached toll-free at 1-866-606-8220, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Online help, FAQs, and access to the Federal Service Desk are available anytime via www.fsd.gov.
Grants Management: Grant Closeout Report Tutorial
Public Safety Grant News
Apr. 1, 2013 - A Grant Closeout Report Tutorial is now available to awardees to help them complete the grant closeout report process. The tutorial goes step by step through the different sections of the Closeout Report and explains the specific information that is required.
Normally a final closeout report is due when a grant’s period of performance (POP) ends, and it becomes delinquent 90 days after the POP ends. However, FY 2010 and 2011 AFG awardees (EMW-2010-XX and EMW-2011-XX) cannot yet submit closeout reports due to technical delays in updating the AFG e-Grants system. Your grant activities still end when the POP expires, but we ask your patience until deployment of the additional 2010 and 2011 software updates later this year. All other AFG awardees can proceed with submitting final closeout reports.
If you have questions or problems with closing out your grant, please contact the AFG Help Desk toll free at 1-866-274-0960 or by e-mail at firegrants@fema.dhs.gov.
Available Closeout Report Forms
AFG: Closeout report forms are now available in the e-Grants system for AFG awardees through FY 2009 (EMW-2009-XX). The closeout report form for FY 2010 awardees will be available in Spring 2013.
Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FP&S): Closeout report forms are now available for FP&S grantees through FY 2009. The closeout report forms for FY 2010 awardees will be available in Spring 2013.
SAFER: Paper closeout forms are now available for FY 2005 through 2006 SAFER grantees. (SAFER closeouts cannot be completed online at this time.) Contact the Help Desk at 1-866-274-0960 (by e-mail: firegrants@fema.dhs.gov) to request a SAFER closeout package.
Closeout forms for FY 2007 and 2008 grantees will be available later this year.
Fire Act Grants: Tentative Proposed Calendar for Remainder of 2013
Fire Grant News
Apr. 1, 2013 - All information, including dates and projected application periods are subject to change. When a conference is listed, the AFG Program either will be exhibiting and/or giving a presentation or workshop.
March: FY 2012 AFG and SAFER Award Announcements: (ongoing)
April
- April 23 - 27, 2013. Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC), Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
- April 25, 2013 - 1:30 to 3:15 p.m. AFG Town Hall, Lucas Oil Stadium Classroom, FDIC. AFG will be present an overview of the impact of the recent funding reauthorization by Congress as well as provide an open forum for participants to bring their questions directly to AFG leaders
Spring
- FY 2012 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FP&S) Award Announcements begin (tentative)
- FY 2013 SAFER Application period opens (tentative)
Summer
- FY 2013 AFG Application period opens (tentative)
- July 23 - 27, 2013. Firehouse Expo, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Fall / Winter: FY2013 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FP&S) Application period opens (tentative)
$11,703,425 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 19 AFG 2012
Fire Grant News
Mar. 29, 2013 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the nineteenth award round for the FY2012 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP).
FEMA awarded $11,703,425 in Operations and Safety Fire Grants to 104 agencies. Award amounts for Fire Grants ranged from a $4,365 Training grant, awarded to the City of Selma-Selma Fire and Rescue Dept., Selma, AL, to a $684,000 Equipment grant award to the Boise Fire Department, Boise, ID.
See the full AFG award list here. Check back weekly for more AFG award updates!
$3,674,782 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 20 SAFER 2012
Fire Grant News
Mar. 29, 2013 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the twentieth award round for the FY2012 Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response Grants (SAFER).
FEMA awarded $3,674,782 in Hiring Fire Grants to 10 departments. Award amounts ranged from a $23,698 Recruitment fire grant, awarded to the Honey Brook Fire Company, Honey Brook, PA, to a $880,600 Recruitment fire grant award to the Colorado State Fire Chiefs, Centennial, CO.
See the full SAFER award list here. Check back weekly for more SAFER award updates!
$6,902,780 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 18 AFG 2012
Fire Grant News
Mar. 22, 2013 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the eighteenth award round for the FY2012 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP).
FEMA awarded $6,902,780 in Operations and Safety Fire Grants to 61 agencies. Award amounts for Fire Grants ranged from a $3,012 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) grant, awarded to the Akron Fire Company Inc., Akron, NY, to a $678,060 Equipment grant award to the Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department, Columbia City, IN.
See the full AFG award list here. Check back weekly for more AFG award updates!
$1,112,700 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 19 SAFER 2012
Fire Grant News
Mar. 22, 2013 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the nineteenth award round for the FY2012 Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response Grants (SAFER).
FEMA awarded $1,112,700 in Hiring Fire Grants to 4 departments. Award amounts ranged from a $35,000 Recruitment fire grant, awarded to the Oyster Bay Fire Co. #1, Oyster Bay, NY, to a $642,006 Recruitment fire grant award to the Shelbyville Fire & Rescue, Shelbyville, KY.
See the full SAFER award list here. Check back weekly for more SAFER award updates!
First Responder Grants Newsletter - March 2013
Grant News
Mar. 15, 2013 - Sequestration. It's here, and it's affecting programs and operations at all levels and in all parts of the country. The effect on grants is mixed, and we have more information below on some of the impacts you can expect sequestration to have-and not to have-on grants...
$9,207,925 in Fire Grants Awarded in Round 17 AFG 2012
Fire Grant News
Mar. 15, 2013 - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the seventeenth award round for the FY2012 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP).
FEMA awarded $9,207,925 in Operations and Safety Fire Grants to 65 agencies. Award amounts for Fire Grants ranged from a $3,041 Training grant, awarded to the Hartwick Fire Department, Hartwick, IA, to a $1,000,000 Equipment grant award to the San Francisco Fire Department, San Francisco, CA.
See the full AFG award list here. Check back weekly for more AFG award updates!
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